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- can|ter|bur|y «KAN tuhr BEHR ee, -buhr-», noun, plural -bur|ies.a stand with divisions for holding music, papers, or books.╂[< Canterbury, a city in England]
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Can|ter|bur|i|an — «KAN tuhr BYUR ee uhn», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the city of Canterbury, England, the seat of the Anglican archbishop who is also the primate of England. 2. of or having to do with the archiepiscopal see itself, especially with its… … Useful english dictionary
Can|ter|bur|i|an|ism — «KAN tuhr BYUR ee uh NIHZ uhm», noun. the High Church character of England during the 1600 s as represented by the see of Canterbury … Useful english dictionary
af|ter|burn|er — «AF tuhr BUR nuhr, AHF », noun. a device in the engine of a jet plane that supplies additional fuel to the exhaust and reignites it, thus increasing the thrust of the plane so that bursts of very high speed can be obtained … Useful english dictionary
Canterbury — Can•ter•bur•y [[t]ˈkæn tərˌbɛr i, bə ri[/t]] esp. brit. [[t] bri[/t]] n. 1) geg a city in E Kent, in SE England: early ecclesiastical center of England. 132,400 2) geg a municipality in E New South Wales, in SE Australia: suburb of Sydney.… … From formal English to slang
Canterbury — Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canterbury ball — Canterbury Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canterbury gallop — Canterbury Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canterbury tale — Canterbury Can ter*bur*y (k[a^]n t[ e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop. n. 1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [ a] Becket, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Archbishop of Canterbury, the — Arch|bish|op of Can|ter|bur|y, the [ artʃ,bıʃəp əv kæntər,beri ] the most senior priest in the Church of England … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
